2004-06-16

Republikaner wollen Michael Moore stoppen

--- Die Republikaner stecken hinter der Website Stop Michael Moore, die den Filmemacher nach dem Erfolg seines Anti-Bush-Dokumentarfilms Fahrenheit 9/11 mundtot machen will. Der Alternative Press Review arbeitet die Hintergründe heraus: So desperate are Bush Republicans to kill Michael Moore's latest film, Fahrenheit 9/11, they have hired a public relations firm to set up a web site attacking Moore. The site, MoveAmericaForward.com, claims to be "non-partisan," but a glance at the "About" page of the site reveals the director and staff of Move America Forward are all diehard Republicans, anti-tax activists, and former legislative staffers. The PR firm is Russo Marsh & Rogers. Russo Marsh & Rogers is a GOP consultation firm. ... Thanks to the detective work of WhatReallyHappened.com, it was revealed that Move America Forward's web site was registered in the name of Russo Marsh & Rogers. In other words, Move America Forward is about as partisan as it gets without putting the GOP seal of approval on the web site. In short, Move America Forward's campaign is a Republican dirty trick designed to smear Moore and pressure move theater owners not to run his film. Info via PR Watch.